Shirt package board



p i 1955 B. c. BARTHOLOME 2,743,045

sum PACKAGE BOARD .Filed Sept. 4, 1953 INVENTOR. fiFNAJP-D CZ BAYFQLOME;

United States Patent The present invention relates to a shirt packaging board and constitutes an improvement over the device of my prior Patent No. 2,568,841 As in thatpatent, the

device ofthepresent inventionis intended to be used as afoundation'upon which a freshly laundered shirt, or a new shirt, may befolded to provide a commercial packagein which the shirt collar is protected against crushing; orother forms of damage.

This" invention'hasas its object, all the objects of my prior patent, the most'important of which was, perhaps, the provision of a device of the character described including structure of such character that, when the package is completed, the separate ends of the collar band of 'the shirt will'be embraced by the cooperating parts of the shirt package board, whereby the collar will be held in closed position independent of the usual fastening means for the collar closure. Additionally, the present invention has as'perhaps its primary object, the formation of such a device in such-a manner as to constitute a very substantial saving in material over the device of myprior patent.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shirt package board of the typehaving a body section upon which the body ofthe shirt is folded, and a section adapted toenclosethe' shirt collar, that portion of the board constituting'the collar enclosure section being. punched in its entirety from the interior region of the body section, thereby constituting a very substantial saving in material.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

To the accomplishment'of the above and related objects, my invention'rnay be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that change maybe made in the specific construction; illustrated and described, so long as the scope ,of the appended'claims is not violated.

Fig. l is a plan view of my invention shown as a blank prior to being folded for use} Fig. Z'is a perspective view of the blank of Fig. 1 shown in a' partially folded position ready for the'assembly of a shirt'therewith;

Fig. 3 isa perspectiveviewshowing a shirt assembled on my improved'packaging board with the board shown in a first intermediate step in the process of arranging the board for the protection of the shirt collar;

Fig. 4' is a view similar'to' that of Fig. 3 but with the board positioned in a further intermediate step directed toward the finalarrangement of'the board;

Fig; 5 is a partial perspective view of the completed package; and' Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on line 6:6' of' Fig. 5.

Referring; more particularly to the drawings, it will beseen that my invention comprises an integral blank which may be formed of cardboard or any suitable, relatively stiff material capable of-being readily scored and Patented Apr. 24, 1956 2 punched. The blank comprises a body. section 10 havmg opposite, preferably parallel, rectilinear side edges 11 and 12 and'preferably square ends 13 and 14.

The, blank further comprises a collar enclosure section, referred to generally by the reference numeral 15, punched in its entirety from the inner region of the body section 10, closely adjacent one end thereof. This sectron 15 comprises a rear wall portion 16, integral with body section 10 along a score line 17 spaced inwardly from the'end 13 of the board blank to form a header 18. Score line 17'is' substantially centrally interrupted by a cut linelQ deviating out of the path of score line 17, away from header 18, and into the body of rear wall portion 16, to define a tab member 20 integral with header 18 and for a purpose later to become apparent.

The upper end of rear wall portion 16 is defined by a second score line 21, substantially parallel with score line'17, the distance between the score lines 17 and 21 beingat least equal to, but not greatly in excess of, the height of an ordinary shirt collar. tionally defines one end of a top portion 22.

A rear tab, indicated generally by the reference numeral 23, istdefined'by a series of punched cut lines and a pair of score lines, to be described; and said tab is located near the free end of the top'portion 22 and in the lateral median region of such portion.

A cut line 24, parallel with the score line 21, and

slightly spaced therefrom, joins the ends of a pair of cut lines 25 and26 substantially perpendicular to the out line 24. The ends of cut lines 25 and'26, remote from score'li'ne 21, merge witha converging pair of cut line Hand 28 which extendto a score line 29 parallel to the out line 24 and closely adjacent the remote end of the top'portion 22. Ascore line 30, parallel with the out line .34,- joins the points of juncture of the cut lines 25'and 27 and the cut lines 26 and 28, respectively. The score lines 29 and 30 define a panel 31, which may be bent out of the plane of the top portion 22, and a toe 32 which may be bent out of the plane of the panel 31, for a purpose later' to become apparent.

At the free end of the median region of the top portion 22, there is provideda score line 33 parallel with the score lines 17, 21 and 29;'and said end is further cut, as at 34'and 35, upon diverging lines inclined towardthe score line 21. Two cut lines 36 and 37 connect the opposite ends of score-line 17'with the ends of cut lines 34'and- 35, respectively, to delimit the lateral boundaries of rear wall portion 16 and top portion 22., and

defining lateral'portions 38 and 39, of-body section 11) integral with the headerl thereof. A out line 40 commences at a point along cut line 34 near its juncture .with cut line 36, turns into parallel relation wlth cut line 34; then into parallelrelation with cut lines 34*and 35; and. terminates at a point along cut line 35 near its juncture with cut line 37, to completely separate the end of the collar enclosure section 15, opposite score line 17,

from the body-section 1i), and 'leaving a tail'portion 46' supporting the ends of the lateralportions .38 and 39. Thus there is defined a wing tab 41-, integrally joined to the topportion- 22 at the score line 33, but capable of being bent bodily out of'the plane of top portion 22, said tab providing oppositely, laterally projecting, flexible wings 42 and 43. It will be noted. that the cut lines 34 and 35 are shaped to definespurs 44-- and 4-5 laterally bounding the score line 33 and projecting beyond that line, away from scoreline 21.

Theboard is adapted to be :bent about the score line 1'7 to set the rear wall portion 16 in perpendicular relation to the body scctionltl; and. about the score line 21 to set the top portion .22 in parallel relation with the body por tion"10. Aswill be-seen from aninspection of the draw- The score line addiings, tab member 20 remains coplanar with body section 10, during such bending of the board, and after such bending, it projects under the top portion 22.

The rear tab 23 is adapted to be bent about the score line 29 into substantial parallelism with the rear Wall portion 16; and the toe 32 is adapted to be bent about the score line 30 into substantial parallelism with the plane of body section 10. The wing tab 41 is adapted to be bent about the score line 33 to bring its median section into substantial parallelism with the panel 31; and the wings 42 and 43 are independently flexible in order that they may be tucked beneath the wings of a collar of a shirt assembled on the board.

In Figs. 3 to 6, I have illustrated one procedure whereby a shirt 47 and the board of the present invention may be assembled. The collar enclosure section 15 is first bent out of the plane of the body section about score line 17, in a manner similar to that shown in Fig. 2. The shirt is then laid over the upper surface of body section 10 covering the tail portion 46 and spanning the lateral portions 38 and 39, with the front opening 48 thereof in substantial registry with the longitudinal median line of the body section. The back of the collar 49 is placed closely adjacent the score line 17 with the lower edge of the collar resting on the tab member 20. Now the lateral edges of the shirt and its sleeves are folded about the lateral portions 38 and 39 of body section 10; and the tail of the shirt is folded upwardly beneath the body section 10, all in accordance with standard practice. Preferably, but not necessarily, one or more of the fastening devices, arranged in association with the front opening of the shirt, may be fastened before the shirt is folded upon the shirt board body; but it is to be particularly noted that the fastening device for the collar band 50 need not be fastened.

The rear wall 16 is now turned into substantially perpendicular relation with body section 10 and the top portion 22 is turned into substantially parallel relation with the body section. Wings 42 and 43 are now preferably tucked under the collar wings 51 and 52, in the manner clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 and positioned between the collar 49 and the collar band 50, as clearly seen in Fig. 4. The adjacent edges of collar wings 51 and 52 pass through the cut-outs in wing tab 41, resulting from the formation of spurs 44 and 45, and such spurs tend to hold these edges in the said cut-outs thereby aiding in holding the collar opening in a closed position.

Rear tab 33 is now turned about score line 29 and toe 32 is turned about the score line 30 and tucked beneath the bosom of the shirt in contact with the shirt back 53, as clearly indicated in Fig. 5, the panel 31 thereby being brought into engagement with the inner surface of the collar band 50 in a position to bridge the opening in said collar band. The collar wings 51 and 52 are now embraced between the spurs 44 and 45 and the toe 32, and the rear of the collar is embraced between top portion 22 and the tab member 20, completely protecting the collar against crushing resulting from ordinary handling; and the wings 42 and 43, the spurs 44 and 45, and the panel portion 31 of the rear tab 23 all cooperate to hold the collar in a closed position.

By punching the collar enclosure from the inner region of the base section 10, a saving of material, of from /3 to /2, is thereby possible, over the structure of my prior patent, without sacrificing any of the desirable features of that structure. a

I claim as my invention:

1. A shirt package board comprising an elongated body section and a collar enclosure section punched in its entirety from the interior of said body section and comprising a rear wall portion integral with said body section but defined therefrom by a score line spaced inwardly from one end of said body section and terminating short of the lateral edges of said body section, said-score line being substantially centrally interrupted by a out line from the opposite ends thereof away from said score lines,

two further out lines leading from the remote ends of said lateral cut lines and converging away from said score lines, and a score line joining the ends of said converging cut lines and substantially parallel with said first-named score line, said tab being provided with a score line joining the points of juncture of said lateral cut lines and said converging cut lines, and a wing tab centrally joined integrally to the free end of said top section, said wing tab providing laterally divergent, flexible wings inclining outwardly and toward said second score line, said collar enclosure section being separated from said body section by two lateral cut lines substantially perpendicular to the first-named score line and extending from the opposite ends thereof to define the lateral boundaries of said rear wall portion and said top section, and a further out line defining the said wing tab and joining the remote ends of the last-named two out lines.

2. A shirt package board comprising a body section and a collar enclosure section, said body section comprising a tail portion, two substantially parallel lateral portions integral with said tail portion and extending from the opposite ends thereof in a common direction, and a header portion integral with and joining the remote ends of said lateral portions, said header portion being provided with a substantially centrally arranged tab member integral with said header portion and extending therefrom toward said tail portion, said tail portion, saidtwo lateral portions, said header portion, and said tab member being substantially coplanar, and said collar enclosure section being integral with said header portion along the inner edge thereof and at the opposite ends of said tab member but defined from said header portion by two score lines extending oppositely from the said opposite ends of said tab member.

3. A shirt package board comprising an elongated body section and a collar enclosure section, said body section comprising a tail portion, two substantially parallel lateral portions integral with said tail portion and extending from the opposite ends thereof in a common direction, and a header portion integral with and joining the remote ends of said lateral portions, said header por tion being provided with a substantially centrally arranged tab member integral with said header portion and extending therefrom toward said tail portion, said tail portion, said two lateral portions, said header portion, and said tab member being substantially coplanar, and said collar enclosure section comprising a rear wall portion integral with said header portion along the inner edgethereof and at the opposite ends of said tab member, said rear wall portion being arranged substantially perpendicular to the plane of said body section, a top portion integral with said rear wall portion and aranged at the end thereof remote from said header portion in sub stantially parallel relation to the plane of said body section, a rear tab integral with said top portion and comprising a panel depending from said top portion at a point substantially midway between the lateral edges of said top portion and near the end thereof remote from said rear wall portion, and a toe integral with said panel and turned out of the plane of said panel away from said rear wall portion at the end of said panel remote from said top portion to hem face-to-face relation with i the plane of said body section, and a wing tab centrally 4. The shirt package board of claim 3 in which the free end of said top portion is defined by laterally-divergent edges inclining symmetrically away from the point of attachment of said wing tab and toward said rear wall portion.

5. The shirt package board of claim 4 in which the rear edges of said wing tab wings lie, at times, in coincidence with said laterally-divergent edges of said top portion.

6. The shirt package board of claim 3 in which the region of attachment between said top portion and said wing tab is defined by a score line substantially parallel with said rear wall, and is laterally bounded by two spurs integral with said top portion and projecting beyond said score line away from said rear wall.

7. A shirt package board comprising an elongated body section and a collar enclosure section punched in its entirety from the interior of said body section and comprising a rear wall portion integral with said body section but defined therefrom by a score line spaced inwardly from one end of said body section and terminating short of the lateral edges of said body section, said' score line being substantially centrally interrupted by a cut line deviating out of the path of said score line and into the body of said rear wall portion to define a collar-supporting tab integral with said body section, a top section defined from said rear wall portion by a second score line, and a wing tab centrally joined intergrally to the free end of said top section, said wing tab providing laterally divergent, flexible wings inclining outwardly and toward said second score line, said collar enclosure section being separate-dfrom said body section by two lateral cut lines defining the lateral boundaries of said rear wall portion and said top section, and a further cut line defining the said wing tab and joining the remote ends of the last-named two cut lines.

8. A shirt package board comprising a body section and a collar enclosure section, said body section comprising a tail portion, two substantialy parallel lateral portions integral with said tail portion and extending from the opposite ends thereof in a common direction, and a header portion integral with and joining the remote ends of said lateral portions, said tail portion, said two lateral portions, and said header portion being substantially coplanar, and said collar enclosure section being integral with said header portion along the inner edge thereof and having a rear wall'substantially perpendicular to the plane of said tail portion and defined from said header portion by score lines substantially perpendicular to said lateral portions, whereby said header portion projects, away from said tail portion, beyond said rear wall.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Re. 23,712 OReilly Sept. 8, 1953 2,568,843 Bartholome Sept. 25, 1951 2,671,581 Danziger Mar. 9, 1954 

